Desert Sunrise was the 67-65 winner over Tempe when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks took a blow against the Tempe Buffaloes on Thursday, falling 68-35. The Golden Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-18.
Arthur Murphy had a dynamite game for Tempe, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Those 21 points gave Murphy a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sa'Veon Mccrimon, who posted 13 points and three steals.
Desert Sunrise is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-20. As for Tempe, their win bumped their record up to 11-15.
Coming up, Desert Sunrise will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Coronado at 5:30 p.m. Tempe does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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